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Puerto Plata

Dominican Republic · Puerto Plata Province

Puerto Plata, officially known as San Felipe de Puerto Plata; is a major coastal city in the Dominican Republic, and capital of the Puerto Plata Province. The city is a major trading port as well as a tourism hub; Puerto Plata has resorts such as Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada, which are located east of the city proper. There are 100,000 hotel beds in the city. The first aerial tramway of the Caribbean is located in Puerto Plata, in which visitors can ride up to the Pico Isabel de Torres, a 793-meter (2600-foot) high mountain within the city.

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Practical facts

Local time: UTC-4 · 2 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region: Puerto Plata Province
Main language: Spanish
On the map: 19.79° N, 70.69° W

Near Puerto Plata

Cabarete · 29 km away
Las Terrenas · 130 km away
Samana · 156 km away
Santo Domingo · 167 km away
Barahona · 180 km away
Grand Turk · 193 km away

More of Dominican Republic

Sharing the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, the DR is a country of merengue rhythms, Pico Duarte (the Caribbean's tallest peak), and over 800 miles of coastline.

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